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Old 07-02-09, 11:31 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MStars View Post
once I uploaded it it's hard to see the numbers for my measurements. Both the front halves measured in at 27 inches. The replacement one, rear section, from the points I marked, is 34 inches. On my original from the same points that I marked it is 33 1/2 inches.
Howdy! If the rusty one has a bad yoke on the diff end, and since you already have the nicer one, find a driveshaft shop and see how much for a cut and balance. Brobably less than another shaft. The carrier bearing is press fit onto the shaft, so you can't really bump it to fit. If you did retro-fit the mounting bracket, it might fit, but then the front section may still be 1/2" too long when it is pushed into the transmission. I suppose you could trim that off with a hacksaw. John

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